Anzar Afaq
Senior Software Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnzar Afaq is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of focused industry experience and a long career spanning research labs and top-tier tech companies, including CERN, eBay, AWS, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He blends deep scientific training in physics and mathematics with hands-on expertise in large-scale software development and engineering leadership, having served as a Software Development Manager at AWS. Comfortable in both research and production environments, he has repeatedly moved between national labs and commercial firms, delivering robust systems for high-stakes, data-intensive projects. Based in San Jose, he brings a rare mix of experimental-science rigor and cloud-native engineering practices to solve complex distributed systems problems. Colleagues would note his pattern of rejoining mission-driven labs after industry roles, signaling a preference for technically challenging, impact-focused work.
12 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Physics and Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Physics and Mathematics at University of the PunjabMasters, Information Systems Management, Masters, Information Systems Management at Keller Graduate School of ManagementPostgrad Diploma, Computer Software, Postgrad Diploma, Computer Software at CTC, PAEC, Islamabad, PakistanMasters, PHYSICS, Masters, PHYSICS at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Github Skills (5)
ebay-api6
python3
micro-framework1
nasa-api1
flask1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
anzarafaq/elasticsearch
Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:16 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
anzarafaq/blogger
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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